How to get involved in Floral City 2009

Schools, businesses, communities, neighbourhoods and individuals can all get involved in Floral City 2009.

Whether you're an enthusiastic gardener, hold an allotment, are keen to clear litter or simply want do your bit for recycling - there are many whys you can support our campaign.

Community

Whether you are an enthusiastic gardener, hold an allotment or do your bit for recycling; individuals, neighbourhoods and communities can all get involved by working together and taking pride in the city.

Help us to spread the word of the Floral City campaign.

People involved so far:

Blakenhall Neighbourhood Partnership
Boundry Way Allotments
Sandy Lane Allotments
Dickens residential lodge
Coven residential lodge
Broad Lane Gardens
Bilston Craft Gallery Garden Club

Schools

Primary schools will again be invited to enter into competitions for Floral City 2009. Details are yet to be released but please keep checking the website for details.

There were hundreds of entries last year and we are hopeful that enthusiasm remains high for 2009.

Schools involved so far:

Merridale Primary School
Bilston C of E Primary School
Highfields Science Specialist School
West Park Primary School
Wolverhampton College
St. Luke's C of E Primary School
St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Businesses

Floral City welcomes support from local businesses and competitions will be run again this year for services across the City to enter into.

Already Waitrose, Enterprise, Sandy Lane Allotments and Allseasons Garden Store have provided support through sponsorship and prizes and we are pleased that they will be back on board for 2009.

Businesses included so far:

Waitrose
Enterprise PLC
Carillion
All Season's Garden Store
Wolverhampton History and Heritage Society
Wolverhampton City Centre Company
Street Scene Services

Local organisations

Bilston Craft Gallery, Bantock House, Bilston Town Hall, Moseley Old Hall and the new Archives Service at the Molineux Hotel Building will all be busy working on projects which link into the ‘local roots’ and gardening themes of the Floral City campaign.

Judging route

Judging will take place on Thursday July 16,2009 however, the route is yet to be confirmed.

Details will be available in the coming weeks. If you find yourself on the route, contact us about how to make a real floral impact on the day.

Contact us

For more information about Floral City 2009 or if you have an event or project which could help towards our campaign, contact us at the points below:

e-mail: visitorinfo@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 551070

Write to:

Floral City
Visitor Information Centre
Wolverhampton City Council
18 Queen Square Wolverhampton
WV1 1TQ